As a giant Boeing Chinook helicopter scooped a bucketful of water from Chatfield Reservoir and headed to drop it over Zach Stahl’s neighborhood, he sat in the bed of his dad’s truck and held tight to his signed hockey stick.
It is one of 20 such autographed NHL treasures the 16-year-old grabbed when his family fled their 13-acre canyon property at just before midnight Tuesday.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Quarry fire had burned over 200 acres and was at 0% containment.
“We haven’t slept much,” Stahl said.
Nearby, a small stuffed unicorn lay on its side, another talisman saved from possible fire.
“I got my wedding dress, our children’s baby books and our dog, Dakota,” said his mom, Kelly Kasik, noting the family hung out in a nearby Safeway for hours before they realized Red Cross had set up a shelter at Dakota Ridge High School.
Zach’s dad, Geoff, said that they watched the flames …